Ford F-150 Complaints (2006)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10176615December 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 8 - 10 MILES PER HOUR, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL AND WAS BADLY DMAGED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. WE WILL BE CONTACTING THE CALLER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175814December 11, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND PULLED TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT. EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175043December 4, 2006
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS
DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (WINTER ICE AND SNOW, COLD TEMPS) MY WHEELS HAD ICE FREEZE IN THEM CREATING AN IMPOSSIBLE STEERING SITUATION. THE DESIGN OF THESE WHEELS ALLOWS THEM TO HOLD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ABOUT 3 INCHES IN LENGTH, WHEN THIS FREEZES THE RESULT IS AN OUT OF BALANCE WHEEL, ( IN THIS CASE 4 OUT OF BALANCE WHEELS) MAKING THEM WOBBLE (VIBRATE) UNCONTROLLABLY ON ICY ROADS. THIS CAUSED ME TO EXPERIENCE A TERRIFYING DRIVE FOR THE 17 MILES TO TOWN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174682November 29, 2006
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
MY 2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB PICKUP, 2X4, V-8 ENGINE, HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS FALLING TOWARDS THE GROUND CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A TRADE-IN ON A TRUCK WITH POWER MIRRORS...I HAVE HAD (3) NEW SETS OF MIRRORS INSTALLED ON THIS TRUCK ALREADY SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN JANUARY 2006....I HAVE HAD A RESTRICTION PUT ON MY DRIVERS LICENSE STATING THAT I MUST HAVE A RIGHT HAND MIRROR ON ALL VEHICLES I DRIVE DUE TO HAVING AMBLYOPIA IN MY RIGHT EYE....CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WHEN MY MIRRORS POINT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND...SHOULDN'T' HAVE TO TAKE A BEATING ON THE TRADE-IN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVING THAT FORD WOULD STAND BEHIND ITS WARRANTY...THEY ARE NOT REIMBURSING ME FOR THE TIME OR GAS TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS AND I BELIEVE THREE SETS OF MIRRORS ARE ENOUGH....I WANT THIS TO BE DOCUMENTED IN CASE THAT I HAVE A MINOR OR MAJOR ACCIDENT THAT IS INVOLVING A LIFE BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF MY MIRROR WHILE CHANGING A LANE..... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172822November 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT I WAS HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN AND HIT THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO REAR END COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE IN HEIGHT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10171875October 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED; THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171903October 26, 2006
SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171803October 25, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED, AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTAL, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10171277October 18, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP AND THE TRUCK JERKED TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HIT A LARGE TREE STUMP. IT CAUSED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. WHILE THE INSURANCE APPRAISER AND BODY SHOP OWNER WERE LOOKING AT THE TRUCK THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE SCREW FROM THE TIE ROD INTO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS STRIPPED. IT FELL APART TAKING AWAY ALL MY CONTROL OF STEERING THE TRUCK. FORD REFUSES TO EVEN LOOK AT THE TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170851October 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NEW 2006 FORD F150 EXTENDED CAB, LESS THAN 2500 MILES, DRIVING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY FAILED. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER, MY SON, WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT / FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169326September 26, 2006
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE UPPER SEATBELT BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED ALL THE WAY IN. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE BOLT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS HAND TURNED 3 RESOLUTIONS. THERE WAS A PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERED THE BOLT HEAD AND USUALLY SAT FLUSH AGAINST THE VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE. IN THIS SITUATION, THE THREADS WERE VISIBLE, AND THE COVER DID NOT SIT FLUSH WITH THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL, AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING TO BE CONTACTED AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168825September 21, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR GLASS ON BOTH MIRRORS DID NOT STAY STATIONARY WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS AT ANY SPEED. THE MIRRORS POINTED DOWNWARDS, OBSCURING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE MIRRORS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND SERVICE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A SECOND REPLACEMENT WOULD DO NO GOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168732September 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED ON 8/12 IN LATE EVENING WHEN IT WAS COOL, ON THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING DID NOT COOL PROPERLY. IT SHOWED NO COLDER THAN 60 DEGREES ON MAX AIR IN THE LEFT MIDDLE VENT WITH ALL OTHERS CLOSED AND WITH 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. WHEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON THE NEXT MORNING, THE SERVICE ORDER SHOWED "NO TROUBLE FOUND". THEY DO HOWEVER SHOW THAT REFRIGERANT(R134) WAS ADDED WHICH IS ODD AS THERE WAS NO TROUBLE FOUND. LATER IT WAS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THESE TRUCKS, PARTICULARLY THE RECIRCULATION SWITCH ON THE AIR CONTROL PANEL IN THE TRUCK WHICH DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED. IT SEEMS THAT YOU MUST RE ENGAGE THE SWITCH EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS STARTED ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TRUCK, AS OUTSIDE AIR IS BEING BROUGHT IN AT ALL TIMES THUS KEEPING THE DEFROST FROM WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. FOUL AIR OR ROAD FUMES COMING INTO THE TRUCK TO AN UN SUSPECTING DRIVER. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS TO THIS DATE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. I BELIEVE BASED ON THE RESPONSE FROM FORD, THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE OF ON 2006 TRUCKS AND THE PUBLIC IS UN AWARE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168747September 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AFTER ONE WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, ON 9/2/06 THE TRUCK DIESELED WHEN STARTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IDLING. IT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. WHEN IT FINALLY IDLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT, IT IDLED ROUGH, KNOCKED WHEN ACCELERATING OR UNDER A LOAD AND THE GAS MILEAGE DROPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES PER GALLON. FROM THIS POINT ON, IT WAS HARD TO START. THIS HAPPENED WITH 1000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE? THIS SEEMS TO BE THE RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT THE PROBLEM AS UPSTREAM FUEL/AIR MIXTURE PROBLEMS CAUSE LEANING/RICHING WHICH WILL MANIFEST ITSELF AS CAT OR OXY SENSOR DEFECTS. THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND 1 WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS RE APPEARED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167862September 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WHILE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE VEHICLE OPERATED WORSE AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE FLOWED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THEN ERUPTED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE TWO REAR TIRES AND TAILGATE WERE THE ONLY SALVAGEABLE PARTS. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167338September 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THIS INVOLVES A 2006 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPERCREW PICKUP WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. ON AT LEAST 7 OCCASIONS I OR MY UNCLE HAVE EXPERIENCED INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THIS PICKUP. ALL CASES OCCURRED WHEN MANEUVERING THE PICKUP AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PARKING OR BACKING THE PICKUP UP. THESE UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS ARE CAUSED BY THE FOOT, WHILE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GAP BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE, CAUSING A FOOT THAT IS ON THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 12 FEET, UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY UNCLE AND MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON ON MY UNCLES 2004 FORD F-150, WHICH I REPORTED TO THE NHSTA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166766August 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165920August 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE PASSING GEAR BOGGED DOWN. AFTER TWO SECONDS, THE PASSING GEAR KICKED IN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AND DETERMINED THE WAS VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165930August 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BOGGED DOWN PRIOR TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, ALONG WITH A 2 SECOND DELAY PRIOR TO THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY DURING ACCELERATION AND IN OVERDRIVE. WHEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE, THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATED INSTANTLY IN 3RD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN ON 08/04/06. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165385August 14, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TONIGHT DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVERS REAR TIRE FAILED. THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. LUCKILY IT WAS ON THE REAR TIRE. THIS FORD F150 HAD ONLY 3300 MILES, I EXPECT TO GET MY TIRE REPLACED!!! I REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE ALL 5 TIRE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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